In 2016, the state of Utah declared pornography a public health crisis, and in the years following, more than a dozen other states followed suit. Many wrote this reaction off as a political stunt or moral panic; however, pornography use has only continued to grow since then.
Throughout 2020, when many cities were effectively closed and individuals were hunkered down at home to avoid the COVID-19 virus, research showed an “unprecedented increase in internet use and consumption of online pornography.” Despite the growing body of research on pornography, the American Psychological Association insists that its impact is “mixed,” and it is still hard to get a straight answer from a secular source about whether viewing pornography is simply a matter of personal preference. Read more at Public Square Magazine:
